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Coin of the Month: The Proculus Enigma
In March's coin of the month, finalist Greg Edmund examines the questions raised by a recent coin find.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS AHRC COLLABORATIVE DOCTORAL PARTNERSHIP
Gold Coinage in the Roman World
Department of Classics, University of Warwick in collaboration with the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Supervisors: Professor Kevin Butcher (Warwick), Professor Christopher Howgego (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford) and Professor Mark Pollard (Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford)
Oxford University Museums AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership is delighted to announce a fully-funded studentship to commence on 1 October 2016, through a partnership between the University of Warwick, the Ashmolean Museum and the Oxford Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art. The studentship includes a full AHRC grant (fees and subsistence) and an additional contribution of up to £2,000 per year to cover the costs of undertaking research in Oxford.
The project seeks to study the metallurgy and circulation of Roman gold coinage of the first century BC to fifth century AD, in order to define its significance within Roman society and the Roman economy. It will draw on the combined expertise of Warwick and Oxford in historical metallurgy, scientific analytical techniques, and monetary history.
New co-authored publication
C. Rowan and D. Swan, 'Victory, torcs and iconology in Rome and Britain', Journal of the Numismatic Association of Australia 26: 71-90, was published as a result of the Warwick URSS scheme.
Clare Rowan awarded major research grant
Clare Rowan has been awarded a European Union Starting Grant for a project that will examine the role of tokens in antiquity. Learn more about the project here.
Coin of the month: A silver stater of Evagoras in the British Museum
Carol Atack explores the career of Evagoras in February's coin of the month.